 Right Judgment and Action

“The Little Match Girl” is a

story about the
victimization of children
because of their
defenselessness and
innocence.

Hans Christian
Anderson was a
nineteenth century Danish
author and poet who was
world-renowned for his
fairy tales.
“Vanka” is about an unhappy
nine-year-old orphan boy
forced to work for a
shoemaker in Moscow.

Antony Chekhov was a great

Russian playwright and prolific
short story writer.
Set in the American south in the
first half of the twentieth century,
“The Trouble” from The Prince
of Darkness and Other Stories
is about the need for Catholics
to speak out in the face of
prejudice and oppression.

J.F. Powers was a Catholic

writer who was a conscientious
objector during World War II.
“On Opening a Page in Time
Magazine” is about the sharp
contrast between the life of
ease and luxury advertised in
American media and the stark
reality of starvation in the
New World.

Fr. Cothrai Gogan is a priest

of Irish descent who worked
as a missionary in Africa.
Salvador Witness: The Life and
Calling of Jean Donovan is a
non-fiction account of the death
of a lay Catholic missionary
who assisted poor refugees in
El Salvador. She was one of
four women brutally murdered
by members of the El
Salvadoran National Guard.

Ana Carrigan is a journalist

who has covered the abuse of
human rights in Latin America.
 Adam and Eve Banished from Paradise
– Domenichino

Seeing with the Artist

 Adam and Eve Driven Out of the
Garden of Eden – Caspar Luiken

Seeing with the Artist

 The Scream – Edvard Munch

Seeing with the Artist

 Cain and Abel – Pietro Novelli

Seeing with the Artist

 The Return of the Prodigal Son
– Rembrandt

Seeing with the Artist

 The Return of the Prodigal Son
– Edward Poynter

Seeing with the Artist

 Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
– Guercino

Seeing with the Artist